According to the figures from the Young Person’s Learning Agency, West Yorkshire has the next highest with 29,318 followed by London with 28,447.

The map above plots the number of recipients across the regions.

However, if the data is broken down to the local education authority level, it shows that 18,107 students in Birmingham receive the allowance – the highest number in the country.
That compares to just 14 in the City of London which has the lowest number of claimants.

The almost 647,000 recipients mentioned is a higher number than the total 584,335 which the data here reveals because it is only calculated until the end of November.

The 16 – to 18-year-olds receive the allowance, which was introduced in 2004, in return for agreeing to remain in education: £30 a week when household income falls below £20,817; £20 a week if household income is between £20,818 and £25,521; and £10 a week if it is between and £25,522 and £30,810.
The money is paid into the teenagers’ bank accounts to use on books, course equipment and travelling to school or college. The allowance is stopped if students do not work hard or attend classes regularly.